Washington’s first year of auctions raised more than expected, generating a flood of revenue for projects to hasten the renewable energy transition and adapt to climate change. In addition to greening the ferries, the money is paying to build and install air-quality monitors in parts of the state hit hard by pollution and wildfire smoke; to replace gas furnaces and install more efficient heat-pumps; and to allow everyone 18 and younger to ride public buses and ferries free.
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Just how much the program has contributed to gas prices remains hotly debated. Ecology officials now put the impact at up to 25 cents a gallon. Others, including the Association of Washington Business, say the program costs drivers 45 cents per gallon. At the moment, gas prices in Washington are 32 cents per gallon higher on average than in neighboring Oregon, according to AAA.
Course not, they probably funded the bill that puts the onus on consumers. Through taxes, bottle deposits, and various fees, the consumer is being wrung dry trying to create the appearance of offsetting corporate environmental destruction. All we’re doing is helping condense power and money into a shrinking pool of world destroyers.
Gotta love a comment that starts with a declarative “of course not” and immediately follows it up with wishy washy “probably.”
Might want to read up on what youre making bold claims about if you just need to hedge your claims seconds later.
Sounds like you have nothing to contribute.
This is an ironic comment coming from you.